Data Theft

DentaQuest Breach Exposes Data of 15 Million: Why Healthcare Remains a Prime Target for Cybercriminals

The healthcare industry continues to be hit hard by cybercriminals, with the spring hacking of DentaQuest exposing the private data of 15 million people—the largest health data breach reported to federal regulators so far in 2026. The U.S.-based dental benefits administrator has approximately 32 million beneficiaries enrolled in its dental and vision plans. The company

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Identity Theft, Fraud and AI: The Latest Threats Businesses Need to Know

Artificial intelligence is giving criminals new ways to make familiar scams more convincing. Fraudsters can use AI to create personalized messages, imitate trusted voices and identities, and make fraudulent communications harder to distinguish from legitimate ones. The shift is showing up in the latest federal data. The FBI’s 2025 Internet Crime Report, which formally tracked

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The OpenAI–Hugging Face Incident Signals a New Business Risk 

The recent cybersecurity incident involving an autonomous AI agent developed by OpenAI and the AI platform Hugging Face is raising new questions about how businesses manage increasingly capable artificial intelligence systems. Widely described as the first documented autonomous AI cyberattack, the event marks a significant milestone in the evolution of enterprise cybersecurity risk.  Unlike previous

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AdaptHealth Data Breach: Why Healthcare Organizations Must Prioritize Identity Security

Healthcare organizations continue to face an evolving cybersecurity landscape where attackers are increasingly targeting the people and identities behind critical systems. The recent cyberattack affecting AdaptHealth, a major provider of home medical equipment and healthcare services, highlights a growing concern across the industry: social engineering attacks that compromise trusted users and third-party access. According to

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Google Sues Cybercriminals Over Gemini AI Abuse: What It Means for Businesses

Artificial intelligence is transforming the way organizations work and how cybercriminals operate. Google recently filed a federal lawsuit against Outsider Enterprise, a China-based cybercrime network accused of abusing Google’s Gemini AI platform to create phishing websites and power large-scale SMS phishing (smishing) campaigns. The case marks Google’s first lawsuit involving the misuse of its Gemini

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What Organizations Can Learn from the Xsolis Breach

The recent Xsolis breach demonstrates how a single phishing attack against a third-party vendor can have far-reaching consequences across the healthcare ecosystem. According to Xsolis, an unauthorized individual gained access to company systems through a targeted phishing attack in January 2026. The incident exposed sensitive information belonging to approximately 1.4 million individuals, including names, addresses,

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Identity Theft Resource Center

Identity Theft Is Escalating And Affecting Millions of Individuals

The Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC) has released its 2025 Annual Report, offering a sobering look at the growing scale—and impact—of identity crime in the United States. What emerges from the data is clear: identity theft is no longer a rare or isolated issue. It is a persistent, high-volume threat affecting millions of individuals and

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Scam Losses Soar: More Than Half of Consumers Targeted Every Month

Scams are no longer isolated incidents affecting only a small group of consumers. They’ve become part of everyday digital life for millions of Americans — and the financial consequences are growing rapidly. According to F-Secure’s third annual Scam Intelligence & Impacts Report, 56% of Americans now encounter scam attempts at least once a month, with

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Canvas Breach Impacts Thousands of College Students During Finals Week

A major cyberattack disrupted academic life for thousands of students across the United States last week when hackers targeted the popular learning management platform Instructure and its widely used platform, Canvas. The attack, claimed by the notorious hacking group ShinyHunters, came at one of the worst possible times: finals week. For students already under pressure,

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